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A clear candidate for wine of the vintage, this show stopping gem kicks off with a vivid perfume packed with flowers, plums, truffles, chocolate, smoke, cigar wrapper, and cherry liqueur scents. The wine delivers intensity, finesse, concentration, richness, purity and complexity. The finish, with its layers of dark chocolate covered ripe plums, velvety textures, and sensuality is completely seamless, holding your palate hostage for at least 60 seconds. Give it some time and this could easily hit 100 Pts down the road, it is that good. Drink from 2027-2060. 2,135 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château (Margaux)
The purity of the fruit in the nose is striking. From there you move to notes of allspice, tobacco, roses, truffle, smoke, roasted plums, cherries and currants. Incredibly sensuous, silky and fresh, the fruit literally coats your palate with layers of velvet and silk textured berries. Intensely concentrated, weightless and effortless to drink, the wine seamlessly glides across your senses and holds with you for at least 60 seconds. This is a prodigious vintage of Chateau Margaux. The product of an early vintage, picking took place September 10 to September, 30. Yields were 36 hectoliters per hectare, with the Grand Vin produced from only 36% of the crop. The wine blends 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% ABV, 3.68 Ph. 98-100 Pts 8,629 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Deeply colored with a showy nose packed with smoke, espresso bean, flowers, licorice, black cherries, plums and chocolate. The wine is rich, full-bodied, deep and concentrated with layers of sensuous, flamboyant, silky fruits that express purity, depth and complexity. The lingering finish builds in intensity finishing with intriguing touches of citrus peel, red pit fruit, and dark chocolate. In a few years, this could be even better. Drink from 2025-2055. 5,053 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (St. Julien)
Richly colored, the wine delivers a complex nose of cigar box, tobacco leaf, wet forest floor, camphor, red and black currants, blackberry and creme de cassis. Supple, sensuous, elegant and concentrated, the wine focuses on its refined character, purity of fruit and silky textures. Long, vibrant and incredibly refined, the finish builds as it lingers. This gem should start to really unfurl after its 10th birthday and provide fabulous drinking for 25-35 years after that. Not as powerful as some recent vintages, instead this is a stunningly graceful Ducru Beaucaillou. Produced from blending 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, 13.5% ABV. Picking took place September 11 - September 30. Yields were low at close to 30 hectoliters per hectare. To celebrate 300 years of Ducru Beaucaillou, the estate created a special bottling for one-time-only bottle. 97-99 Pts 11,658 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Hosanna (Pomerol)
Rich, earthy, and incredibly floral, you also find nuances of black, and blue fruits, plums, truffle, and cocoa on the nose The wine is full-bodied, supple, and rich with multiple layers of ripe, opulent, sweet, plums, cherries, blackberries, blueberries, and dark chocolate, all backed up by ripe, tannins, and freshness on the palate. Built to age, and evolve, this is in contention for one of the top vintages of Hosanna ever produced. Drink from 2027-2055. 2,198 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Péby Faugères (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Almost completely opaque in color, the wine is fully-packed with countless layers of perfectly ripe, opulently textured, deep, dark fruits. Powerful, yet balanced, with a palate-staining, seamless finish loaded with perfectly ripe, dark red, velvet-textured, pit fruits with a gorgeous sense of purity that builds, expands and lingers for over 50 seconds. This is already stunning, but its best days are yet to come. Drink from 2025-2050. 1,472 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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The debut vintage for the newly renamed Cuvée Spéciale Vieilles Clariettes pops from the glass with its honeysuckle, white flowers, lemon peel, white peach, pear and almond nose. On the palate, the wine balances between its freshness and depth of fruit. Crisp, long and clean with a racy acidity to all the vibrant yellow citrus, this is going to offer pleasure young, yet age and evolve. Half of the wine was vinified in neutral glass vats which adds a lot of lift and vibrancy. After the vinification, only 30% of the wine was aged in the neutral tanks while the remainder of the wine was aged in used foudres. The wine is made from 100% Old vine Clairettes. Drink from 2023-2035. 1,077 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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Château Malescot St. Exupéry (Margaux)
Deeply colored, the wine sports a nose of cocoa, flowers, black pit fruits, and espresso. The palate is full, rich, deep, vibrant long. The depth of fruit, length, and volume, as well as freshness attached to the fruit in the finish, is what counts here. The wine blends 49% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2027-2050. 4,666 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2023Incredibly dark in color, the nose jumps with smoked currants, burning embers, singed cherries, spice and flowers. The wine is plush, dense, full-bodied and rich, with layers of polished, velvety dark red fruits that coat and soothe your palate, finishing with dark chocolate, sweet plums, licorice and espresso. Give this at least 8 or more years in the cellar and the wine is going to really start to show. 95-97 Pts 6,585 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Petit Village (Pomerol)
Silky, lush, and opulent, the wine kicks off with a strong floral note before moving on to its waves of chocolate covered, plums, cherries, wet earth and spices. The wine is supple-textured, with velvety tannins and fabulous energy all the way through, from start to finish. 2020 is the first vintage to show off its new, stylish label and wax capsule as well as the debut vintage kicking off a new era of high-quality wine here. Drink from 2024-2050. 1,775 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Opaque in color, the wine quickly shows off its licorice, blackberry liqueur, flowers, chocolate, espresso and black cherry nose. Full-bodied, rich, opulent and concentrated, the velvety finish is lush and long. Give it 7-9 years to allow the oak to integrate and for the wine to better come together and it will be a hedonistic treat for at least 2 decades or longer. 95-97 Pts 1,921 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Pavillon Rouge du Château (Margaux)
Flowers, incense, cherries, and licorice aromas create the nose. Supple, fresh, and lush, with silky tannins, and layers of sweet, ripe, elegant, red berries that leave a lasting impression. The end note is fresh, balanced, long, and pure. The wine was made by blending 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2023-2045. 1,673 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2023 |
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Le Defi de Fontenil (Vin de France)
Deeply colored, you are instantly enticed by the nuances of smoke, flowers, black raspberries, licorice, and dark chocolate-covered, spicy plums. Opulent, full-bodied, luxurious and seductive, the finish builds and lingers with its layers of fruit, crushed rocks, chalk, espresso and chocolate. Drink it with a bit of age and enjoy it over the next 15-20 years. Drink from 2024-2040. 1,417 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Petit Gravet Ainé (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
With one of the highest proportions of Cabernet Franc in Bordeaux at 80%,the nose jumps with nuances of dried flowers, spice, savory red fruits, espresso, incense, orange rind, crushed rocks and mint. The wine is fresh, lively and pure on the palate with a massive blast of oceanic influences, giving you a strong salty accent to the layers of plums and cherries. Give it time in the cellar to develop and it will be an even better wine. This is clearly the finest vintage of Petit Gravet Ainé produced yet. Drink from 2025-2050. 2,134 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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La Bastide Saint-Dominique Les Hesperides (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Earthy, spicy, fresh, rich and spicy, there is a smoky, mesquite accent to the red fruits. The wine is opulent, rich and intense, with density, and supple, polished tannins that support the layers of dark, red ripe, earthy, spicy fruits. This is one of the richer wines of the vintage. It should age evolve quite well. The wine was made with a blend of 50% Grenache and 50% Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2040. 1,098 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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Château Maillet (Pomerol)
Deep, dark in color with its purple accents around the edges, the wine is sexy, silky, opulent and concentrated. There is a fabulous depth of flavor, velvet textured tannins and layers of black plum liqueur, chocolate and espresso that make an impression as the wine lingers and expands on your palate. 94-96 Pts 2,761 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Malartic-Lagravière (Pessac-Léognan)
Dark garnet in color, the wine grabs your attention with its display of flowers, currants, espresso, smoke, licorice and incense. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, the wine is lush and polished, with waves of opulent dark fruits that keep on coming. Fresh and expansive, creamy and deep, this is going to rival many of the best vintages produced here. Give this at least 5-7 years in the cellar and enjoy it for the following 2 decades after that. 96-94 Pts 4,328 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Mangot Distique 13 (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Almost inky in color, the wine unfurls with nuances of smoke, licorice, oak, blackberry and black plums. Rich, full-bodied and concentrated with all the right stuff, the wine offers length, density, opulence and hedonistic textures, leaving you with a long wave of black fruits, silky tannins, espresso and dark cocoa notes that stick with you. 94-96 Pts 2,597 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Couvent des Jacobins Calicem (St. Émilion)
Produced from 100% old vine Merlot planted in 1961, the wine is opaque in color. The nose, with its showy bouquet of black plums, figs, Morello cherries, flowers and licorice gets you going. On the palate, the wine has density, richness and intense concentration. The fruit is ripe, sensuous, full and deep. The long finish expands on your palate with all its dark roasted espresso, bitter cocoa, blackberries, plums, blueberry, spice and cherry notes. Even with all this density, there is lift and freshness. There is a lot going on here. Give it at 5 years or maybe a few more before pulling a cork. 96-94 Pts 2,443 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Le Petit Cheval (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
It is easy to think of this as a mini Cheval Blanc due to its gorgeous display of flowers, sweet cherries, spices and tobacco wrappers in the perfume. The wine offers the perfect blend of freshness, silky-refined-textures and purity in the supple fruits on the palate that keep on with you all way through to the finish. There was a time when second wines were simply second wines. That is clearly not the case as this is a solid example of a baby Cheval Blanc. You can enjoy this on release and for the following 2 decades after that. Drink from 2023-2040. 2,077 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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La Bastide Saint-Dominique Les Secrets de Pignan (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Cherry liqueur, kirsch, licorice, spice and flowers show with ease on the nose. On the palate, the wine is rich, plush and creamy with a long, dark earthy, sweet,and spicy red berry filled finish. The wine is always produced using 100% old vine Grenache. Drink from 2023-2037. 1,185 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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Château Duhart-Milon (Pauillac)
Earthy in nature, the wine lifts off with its cigar wrapper, forest leaf, tobacco, peppery spice and sweet red currant profile. Medium-bodied, elegant, silky and fresh, with a beautiful symmetry and balance, along with freshness, length and purity in the fruits, this is a top vintage for Duhart Milon. The wine is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon and 28% Merlot. This is the first vintage made in the new cellars, which for the first time allow for parcel by parcel vinification. 93-95 Pts 5,275 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Mango, white peach, lemon, flowers, an array of spices and a gentle touch of almond make a beautiful perfume. Lush, creamy and loaded with sweet, fresh, bright, yellow citrus, green apples, grapefruit and a drizzle of pineapple are found on the palate. This is so good now, it is going to be hard not to open it on release. But patience is a virtue. So give it at least 5 years in the cellar and it will be a much more complete, complex wine. 94 Pts 2,354 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Faugères (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Dark in color, the black cherry, flower, licorice, plum liqueur and espresso nose jumps out in front. On the palate, the wine is opulent, rich, full-bodied, deep and concentrated. The perfectly ripe fruit is dark, opulent and polished with velvety textures, length and volume on the mid-palate and finish. 93-95 Pts 2,970 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Clos St. Julien (St. Émilion)
Dark in color, this mineral driven, ripe, richly-textured wine is loaded with spicy, fresh, red pit fruits, silky tannins, savory herbs, and oceanic influences. Medium/full-bodied, long, intense and salty, the finish continues building and expanding with a leafy, peppery, black currant note. The wine needs at least 7 years in the cellar before it starts showing its true potential. 93-95 Pts 2,924 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Les Perrières de Lafleur (Bordeaux Supérieur)
Black cherries, cocoa, flowers, crushed rocks, black plums, and cocoa create the nose. On the palate, the wine is silky, lush, polished, fresh, and vibrant. The sense of minerality is strong. The finish reminds you of squeezing grapes over rocks and stones, giving you a chalky sensation that only adds to the sweet, ripe, red fruits. The wine lingers in the finish with its oceanic edge. This is setting a new mark for quality here. While you can enjoy this young, it is also able to age quite well. The wine is produced from 70% Cabernet Franc and 30% Merlot. Drink from 2025-2040. 1,975 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2023 |
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Château Jean Voisin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Flowers, plums, toasty oak, spice, and hints of blueberry on the nose. That's good, but, the palate is even better with its silky-edged, polished, fresh, sweet, multi-layered fruit and chocolate character. Drink from 2024-2040. 597 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Pedesclaux (Pauillac)
The first thing you notice is the beautiful sense of purity in the red fruits before finding all the flowers and leaves of tobacco. On the palate, the wine is vibrant, firm, fresh and layered with crushed rocks, currants, blackberries, and spice. The tannins are soft and ripe, with a gentle polish to the lifted, red fruits in the elegant finish. Give it a few years in the cellar and enjoy over the following 2 or more decades. Drink from 2025-2050. 3,168 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Le Marquis de Calon Ségur (St. Estèphe)
This baby Calon Segur, with all of its spice, leafy tobacco, currants and herbs is already hitting the spot. Medium-bodied, vibrant and fresh with layers of sweet, ripe, red pit fruits and a touch of spicy cocoa is perfect to enjoy while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. Drink from 2023-2040. 3,119 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Joanin Bécot (Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux)
Flowers, truffle, sweet cherries and cocoa create the nose. Medium-bodied, silky, sensuous, fresh and packed with layers of ripe red fruits and touch of cocoa on the backend in the finish that already express a beautiful sense of purity. This is in contention for one of the top vintages of Joanin Becot ever produced. Drink from 2023-2036. 1,240 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Petit Faurie de Soutard (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Floral in nature, you also find nuances of espresso, mint, wet earth, black cherries and strawberry in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, lush and polished, with freshness, sweet fruits and silky tannins in the finish. Drink from 2023-2040. 1,076 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Le Petit Cheval Blanc (Bordeaux)
Bright, yellow and orange citrus with touches of pears and green apples along with a tint of honey that comes through on the nose and palate. This is already delicious and it should continue offering pleasure for up to a decade. Drink from 2023-2032. 1,978 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Smith Haut Lafitte Le Petit (Pessac-Léognan)
Vibrant, fresh, lifted and elegant, it takes no effort to dig into the glass and find all of the layers of chocolate-covered plums, currants, cherries, licorice, smoke and salt-edged tannins. Medium-bodied with opulence and vibrance, this could be my favorite vintage of Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte produced yet. Drink from 2024-2040. 3,492 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Smith Haut Lafitte Le Petit Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Blending about 80% Sauvignon Blanc, with 20% Semillon, you find a nose of flowers, vanilla, spice, almonds, grapefruit, orange rind and honeysuckle. Rich and creamy, this is already a treat in your glass. Drink from 2023-2028. 1,952 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Mangot (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Deeply colored, the wine opens with flowers, espresso, licorice, smoke and black cherries coated with chocolate. Silky, fresh and polished, the wine is rich, round and fresh, with a gorgeous sweetness, lift and purity in the fruit. 92-94 Pts 3,934 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Clos Manou "Cuvée 1850" (Médoc)
Already showing a bit of maturity in the color, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, polished, creamy, and fresh. The finish is all about its sweet plums with accents of truffle, licorice, spice, and earth. The wine is produced from a small parcel of 100% Merlot, pre-phylloxera vines planted in 1850! Drink from 2024-2035. 1,354 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2023 |
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Château Jean-Faure (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Utilizing one of the highest percentages of Cabernet Franc in Bordeaux, at 65% of the blend, the wine offers a floral dominated perfume with cedar, spice, herbs, mint and salty plums. Medium-bodied, elegant, refined and silky on the palate, there is freshness, refinement and a savory edge to the sweet, vibrant, dusty red fruits in the finish. Drink from 2023-2042. 1,565 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Kirwan (Margaux)
Wet earth, cocoa, mint, flowers, and spicy red fruits open the nose. On the palate, the wine is round, soft and polished with layers of sweet, lush cherries, black currants and plums. Fresh and polished, this will drink well young, yet age for decades. Drink from 2024-2050. 1,842 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Petit Val (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Medium-bodied, forward, soft and supple with a core of red pit fruits, espresso and cocoa in the nose and on the medium-bodied, round-textured, palate. Sweet, lush, soft and fruity with loads of juicy fruit on the mid-palate and in the finish, this will be delicious with just a year or two of age. Drink from 2023-2038. 1,044 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Le Pin Beausoleil (Bordeaux Supérieur)
Elegant, soft, fresh and vibrant, with a palate packed with soft, lush, red berries, licorice, mocha and plums. Forward, medium-bodied, soft and fruity with a real sweetness to all the juicy fruits in the finish. You can enjoy this with pleasure, but with just a few years in the cellar, it will be even better. Drink from 2024-2037. 1,743 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Chauvin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Smoky red fruits, tobacco leaf, flowers and red fruits combine to produce the attention-seeking perfume. On the palate, the wine is fresh, soft and vibrant with silky tannins and a gorgeous sweetness to the fruit in the medium-bodied finish. This could be the best vintage of Chateau Chauvin I have ever tasted! Drink from 2023-2040. 579 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château L'Enclos (Pomerol)
With a strong note of florality, from there you find licorice, cherries, cocoa, mint and truffles. The wine is medium-bodied, soft, fresh and silky with loads of those sweet, ripe, elegant cherries that stick with you through to the finish. This is the finest vintage of L'Enclos ever produced! Drink from 2023-2040. 982 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Cave de Tain Nobles Rives Héritiers Gambert (Cornas)
Espresso, smoke, and dark red berries open the wine. Full-bodied, round, plush, and deep, there is a polish to the tannins and a supple character to the fruit making this easy to enjoy in its youth. Drink from 2024-2035. 1,344 Views Tasted Sep 26, 2022 |
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Château Magrez Fombrauge Blanc (Bordeaux)
Waxy lemons, green apples, herbs, white peach, mango and a touch of vanilla hit your nose, while a blast of fresh, bright, juicy, yellow citrus and green apples with refreshing, crisp acidity sing in the finish. 92 Pts 1,753 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Clos Marsalette (Pessac-Léognan)
Soft, silky, fresh and lively, the wine is also on the savory side on the nose and palate. Lushly textured, medium-bodied, round, elegant and smoky, the wine finishes with tobacco leaf, and spicy red berries. The wine blends 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc. If you can wait 3 years or so, this will really start showing well. Enjoy it for the next 12 years after that. 91-93 Pts 3,439 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Clos Marsalette Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
White peach, orange rind, pineapple, green apple and herbs open the aromatic profile. Creamy, fresh, sweet and fruity, with green apples, yellow citrus and mango in the finish to rounds things off. The wine blends 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Semillon. 92 Pts 2,551 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Le Nardian Blanc (Bordeaux)
Honeyed orange rind, flowers, vanilla, pineapple, green apples and spice open the perfume. The creamy palate delivers zesty lemons and almonds with a creamy edge. This is already good-to-go. Drink from 2023-2028. 1,491 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Charmail (Haut-Médoc)
Forest floor, earthy red fruits, flowers, and spice come through easily on the nose, and on the medium-bodied, lifted, savory, soft, round, earthy currant-filled palate. Drink from 2023-2040. 1,050 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Pey La Tour Réserve du Château (Bordeaux Supérieur)
Flowers, espresso, cocoa, cherries, plums and a hint of chocolate greet your nose easily. Medium-bodied, fresh, round and supple, this is already delicious in your glass. Drink from 2023-2034. 1,311 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Jean-Pierre Boisson Creation d'Emilie (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Strawberries, flowers and cherries show in the nose. On the palate, the medium-bodied wine is silky, refined, fresh and delivers a core of supple-textured cherries and a light of chocolate in the finish with ease. The wine is made a majority of Grenache with Syrah and 5% Mourvedre planted in the La Crau lieu-dit. 1,111 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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Jean-Pierre Boisson Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Elisabeth Chambellan (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Leafy herbs and cherries on the nose and palate, which is, polished, medium-bodied, fresh and fruity. The wine is made a large percentage of 88% Grenache with Syrah and a smidgeon Mourvedre. Drink from 2022-2031. 1,303 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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La Bastide Saint-Dominique (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Medium-bodied, soft-textured, fresh, cherries and red plums with a peppery edge are here from start to finish. The wine blends 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 7% Mourvedre and 5% Cinsault. Drink from 2022 - 2030. 1,287 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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Domaine Coursodon L'Olivaie (St. Joseph)
Medium-bodied, smoky, fresh, supple, polished, elegant, and creamy, with ample ripe, dark red berries and underbrush on the palate and in the finish. Drink from 2023-2034. 1,607 Views Tasted Oct 4, 2022 |
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Château Dubois-Grimon (Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux)
Dark in color, the nose instantly displays black and blue fruit, incense, flowers and smoked cherries. Fleshy, polished, soft and silky, the crushed rock accent and fresh finish add a lot to this medium-bodied wine. 90-92 Pts 1,128 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Garnet in color, the wine offers espresso, smoke and roasted dark red fruits on the nose and on the medium-bodied, round, sweet, red, polished, fruity palate. You can enjoy this on the young side for all its soft, ripe fruits and spicy chocolate touches. 90-92 Pts 1,493 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Maine Chaigneau Cuvée JS (Lalande de Pomerol)
Dark, fleshy, ripe and polished, you easily find earthy, red and black plums, smoke, licorice, roasted red cherries and chocolate on the nose and palate, finishing with plushly textured plums and cocoa. You can enjoy this on release and for at least 12 years after that. 90-92 Pts 1,553 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Clos Romanile (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Deeply colored, the wine is spicy, earthy, fresh and with a touch of oak to surround all of its ripe, plush plums and cherries. Vibrant, silky, medium-bodied and fresh, this is already showing well. 90-92 Pts 2,171 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Dark in color and in the fruit, the wine is ripe, lush, round and earthy, with mineral-driven, chocolate-coated black cherries and oak nuances on the palate and in the polished finish. This should age for at least 12 years with ease. 89-91 Pts 1,201 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Clos Saint-Vincent (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Ripe plums, cherries, wet earth and floral aromatics play well with the fresh, soft, round textured fruits on the palate. 90-92 Pts 2,303 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Marojallia (Margaux)
Richly colored, the wine shows an oaky edge on the nose and palate. Full-bodied, round, plush, fleshy and polished, the wine finishes with chocolate and ripe blackberries in the endnote. 90-92 Pts 1,849 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Madame de Beaucaillou (Haut-Médoc)
Wild cherries with a hint of cocoa form the core of this early-drinking, already delicious, lush-forward , floral, spicy and fresh wine. This solid-value wine offers a lot of Left Bank character, and it sells for a song. The wine blends 66% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 14% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2023-2030. 1,577 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2023 |
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Château Jean de Gue (Lalande de Pomerol)
Much better in the bottle than in the barrel, the wine has developed well adding touches of flowers, licorice, cherries, plums, vanilla and cocoa to the nose. The palate is round, soft, and polished, with ample sweetness and lift to the cherries and plums in the finish. Drink from 2023-2034. 545 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Carteau Cotes Daugay (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Medium-bodied, soft, fresh and polished with a core of sweet, black plums, cherries, spice and a hint of chocolate and espresso, the wine will be easy to enjoy on release. Drink from 2023-2036. 652 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Petit Bocq (St. Estèphe)
Cedar, herbs, currants and cigar wrapper create the core the wine. There is ample red fruits, round-textures and a sweet, blackberry and chewy currant finish with a savory edge that will be even better with a year or two of aging. Drink from 2024-2040. 1,086 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Chasse-Spleen (Moulis en Médoc)
Red and black cherries, spice box and dried flowers shoot from the perfume. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh and lively, with a brisk, spicy red berry, tea and olive finish. Drink from 2025-2040. 2,478 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château L' Eden Apodis (Médoc)
Packed in an oversized, heavy bottle, this is the top wine from Chateau L'Eden. Produced from 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Merlot, the wine is dark in color, the wine opens with notes of espresso bean, blackberries, cigar wrapper, and cedar. Medium-bodied, soft, polished, and fleshy, there is a dusty, crushed stone quality that comes along with the currants in the finish. Drink from 2024-2035. 558 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Les Chênes de Macquin (St. Émilion)
Herbs, olives, spice, flowers and red fruits are all over the place here. On the palate, the wine is even better with all of its ripe, soft, sweet, red pit fruits, freshness and silky tannins. There is a hint of chalk and cocoa in the finish, which adds to the complexity. Drink from 2023-2032. 2,027 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Peyredon Lagravette (Haut-Médoc)
Soft, fresh, medium-bodied, forward, round and fruity, the wine displays its core of sweet, ripe, juicy red currants with a hint of kirsch at the end with ease. This is going to be easy to taste on release, but it will age for over a decade as well. Drink from 2023-2038. 1,255 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Les Fiefs de Lagrange (St. Julien)
Flowers, black raspberries, cherries and cedar for the core of this bright, fresh, crisp, medium-bodied, forward, vibrant, red pit fruit filled wine. Drink from 2023-2033. 1,901 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Mas de Boislauzon Famille Chaussy Selection (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Medium-bodied, fresh, elegant, soft, polished style of wine with a focus on its sweet, kirsch, red cherry and strawberry core of fruits on the palate and in the finish. Drink from 2022-2030. 1,157 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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Ferraton Père & Fils "Le Parvis" (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Medium-bodied, earthy, peppery, meaty, dark red red berry and herb-tinted wine that is going to offer a solid tasting experience on release. Drink from 2022 - 2030. 1,060 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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Château des Fines Roches Cuvée Fine Roches (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Forward, medium-bodied, supple-textured, cherry and kirsch filled wine for early drinking. In fact, this should be just great on release. Drink from 2022-2029. 959 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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Jean-Pierre Boisson Domaine du Père Caboche (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Soft, silky, elegant, and fresh, the wine is clean, pure, refined and loaded with sweet, vibrant, slightly, peppery kirsch and strawberries. This is going to be a pleasure to enjoy on release. Drink from 2022-2030. 1,124 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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La Bastide Saint-Dominique Reserve (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Spicy red fruits, flowers, truffles and kirsch are at the core of this mineral-driven, red fruit filled, earthy and herbaceous wine. Drink from 2022 - 2030. 1,097 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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Domaine Mucyn Les Salamandres (St. Joseph)
Medium-bodied with olives, herbs, and peppery blackberries on the nose. Soft, fresh, and polished with a mineral edge to the finish. This is already quite nice to imbibe. Drink from 2023-2032. 1,179 Views Tasted Oct 4, 2022 |
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Domaine Chaboud-Cellier (Cornas)
Flowers, chalky dust, and red fruits open the medium-bodied, forward, and surprisingly already easy-to-enjoy wine. Drink from 2023-2033. 1,358 Views Tasted Sep 26, 2022 |
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2020
Clos René (Pomerol)
Medium-bodied, with a smoky, ripe, earthy, fresh, bright approach to the fruit. The wine is lifted and energetic, finishing with touches of savory herbs and wet earth in the endnotes. Give this 5 years or so of aging before pulling a cork. 89-91 Pts 3,346 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château d'Escot (Médoc)
Tobacco, cedar and currants with cigar box and blackberries open the nose. The medium-bodied wine is soft, fruity and forward, with no hard edges and a touch of olives in the endnote. This should be able to offer pleasure early in its life, if not on release. 89-91 Pts 1,162 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Faurie de Souchard (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Spicy red berries with savory accents on the nose mov you to a medium-bodied, bright, crisp, firm, sweet and tart wine. 89-91 Pts 1,365 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2020
Château Ferrand La Fleur Ferrand Cuvée Reservée (Pomerol)
Polished, soft and silky with layers of ripe plum, licorice and chocolate, the wine is elegant, forward, medium-bodied and fresh, with a nice display of ripe, luscious, polished plums on the mid-palate and in the finish. This is the top wine of Chateau Ferrand. 89-91 Pts 1,294 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Olivier Le Dauphin d'Olivier (Pessac-Léognan)
Medium-bodied, soft, forward, fresh and silky, with a core of ripe, already approachable red fruits in the nose and on the palate, this is perfect for easy, near-term enjoyment while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. Drink from 2023-2029. 1,563 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Chante Alouette (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Medium-bodied, crisp, chewy, savory edged, red berry filled wine with a nice hint of cocoa that climbs on to the backend in the finish. Drink from 2023-2036. 407 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château l'Ambroisie (Lalande de Pomerol)
Lots of toasty oak to work through before getting to the ripe, sweet, lush red plums and cherries in the perfume and medium-bodied, fruity palate. Drink from 2023-2033. 496 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Chemin Royal (Moulis en Médoc)
More mint, licorice and oak than fruit in the nose, the wine is better on the palate with layers of round, cherries and a strong hit of espresso. Drink from 2023-2032. 426 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Pierhem (Pomerol)
Soft, fresh, juicy and with a touch of salt in its plummy core, the wine is medium-bodied, vibrant and chewy in the finish. 88-90 Pts 2,335 Views Tasted Jun 3, 2021 |
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2020
Clos Puy Arnaud (Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux)
Fruity, forward, and fresh, with a core of soft plums, cherries and cocoa that is already accessible. You can drink this fresh, vibrant, plummy, racy wine on release. 88-90 Pts 2,369 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Edmus (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Medium-bodied, soft, elegant, lighter styled, fresh, refined wine with a core of dusty red fruits, toasted oak and licorice. You can drink this on the young side and over its first decade of life with pleasure. 88-90 Pts 1,211 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2020
Clos Vieux Taillefer (Pomerol)
Espresso, spice, plums, licorice, smoke and cherries are found on the nose and on the core of this soft, forward, medium bodied, earthy, plummy, chocolately Merlot based Pomerol. 88-90 Pts 2,261 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Côte Montpezat Cuvée Compostelle (Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux)
Smoky, spicy earthy, round and chewy, the dark fruits and spice tone resonate on the nose and on the rich palate. There is a savory olive touch to the finish that adds complexity and character. 88-90 Pts 2,423 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Caronne Ste. Gemme (Haut-Médoc)
Dried herbs, tobacco leaf, cedar, and peppery currants are easy to spot in the perfume and on the palate. Medium-bodied, chewy and savory, the wine leaves you with in herb-infused, minty, red currant finish. Drink from 2024-2039. 851 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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2020
Château Carrosse Martillac (Pessac-Léognan)
Savory herbs, red fruits and a touch of spice come together to form the perfume. On the palate, the wine is soft, forward, sweet, fruity and with a touch of cocoa that pops in at the end of the finish. This is fully ready to go. You can enjoy this with pleasure on release and over the near term. Drink from 2023-2031. 381 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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2020
Clos Margalaine (Margaux)
Dark in color, the wine shows a savory, earthy, tobacco, oak, and blackberry nose. Soft, round and fruity, with an herbal, peppery edge to the finish, you can enjoy this on release. 87-89 Pts 2,295 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Caroline (Moulis en Médoc)
Flowers, leafy herbs, cherries, and raspberries appear on the nose and palate of this forward, soft, vibrant, but, lighter style of wine. This should be delicious on release, and over the next few years. Drink from 2023-2029. 369 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Penin Les Cailloux (Bordeaux Supérieur)
Soft, fresh and silky, as well as light in weight, the fruits are polished and fresh, with a nice sweetness as well as lift, but it is quite light in style. This will be best in its youth. Drink from 2023-2028. 971 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Castera (Médoc)
With a core of dried flowers, tobacco leaf, and red currants in the nose and on the medium-bodied, fresh, bright palate, this chewy, crisp red currant and ripe, cranberry wine leaves you with a dusty, sweet and tart, easy-going finish. Drink from 2023-2030. 388 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Julien (Haut-Médoc) (Haut-Médoc)
Medium-bodied, soft, easy-to-drink, uncomplicated, fresh, plummy wine that will be best in its, pleasant, fruity youth. Drink from 2023-2030. 528 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Ferrand (Pomerol)
Medium-bodied, soft, forward and on the light side, with a core of cherries, plums and oak on the nose and palate. Drink this on the young for its red pit fruits. 84-86 Pts 1,304 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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Château Charreau Wilson Silla (Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux)
Medium-bodied, savory-tinted, red fruits with a hint of charcoal and green, leafy herbs on the nose and green leafy palate that will be best over the next few years. Drink from 2023-2026. 381 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château Charreau Wilson Silla Blanc (Bordeaux)
Flowers and orange rind with a touch of yellow citrus with herbal notes on the back end are what you will find here in the near-term drinker. Drink from 2023-2024. 378 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
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Château L' Eden (Médoc)
Medium-bodied, bright, crisp red fruits with a strong, green herb accent and a drying finish. Drink from 2023-2025. 520 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
